New collaborative seeks buy-in on sustainable strategy for Louisiana’s higher ed institutions

In 2008, Louisiana’s budget for higher education was about $1.5 billion. Five years later,...

Baton Rouge settlement payments in sewage-backup lawsuits increased 34% in 2015

The city-parish last year paid out more than $1.13 million settling lawsuits filed by...

ACT says Louisiana students not ready for college

Each year Louisiana’s high school students take the ACT, a college readiness assessment, that...

Rigorous BASIS charter school set to open in Baton Rouge in 2017

Plans are on track for the fall 2017 opening in Baton Rouge of Louisiana’s...

Louisiana Workforce Commission announces three new hires to key administrative positions

A former senior staffer for the state Senate Revenue and Fiscal Committee, a former...

Baton Rouge councilman wants proposed economic opportunity zone to include entire northern part of parish

As the local and state officials meet to draw boundaries on the proposed Economic...

News roundup: 40% of Louisiana households can’t afford cost of living, United Way report says … Genesis Energy starts service on crude pipeline into...

Paycheck to paycheck: In Louisiana, about 40% of all households—or 695,719 total—are unable to...